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| Three killed, 12 injured in Srinagar terrorist attack | | Al-Mansoorian claims attack | |
Srinagar, October 4: Three policemen were killed and eight wounded when terrorists attacked a security camp in the heart of Srinagar, police and witnesses said.
Four civilians were also hurt in the attack which began at around 11.30 am (0600 GMT) in the heavily congested market area of Lal Chowk, and was continuing nearly seven hours later.
"Two injured policemen are in a serious condition," senior police officer Farooq Ahmad said.
The attack began when a small group of terrorists threw a grenade near a security camp and then entered a hotel building opposite the camp and began firing at it.
The market street emptied within minutes as people panicked. Dozens of security personnel rushed to the spot and returned fire, a news reporter at the scene said.
Security forces escorted around 200 to 300 people out of nearby shops and buildings, but some people could still be seen trapped inside shops whose shutters had been pulled down.
Terrorist outfit Al-Mansurian claimed responsibility for the attack.
"Three members of our suicide squad have attacked a security camp. They are still alive," a man claiming to be a spokesman of the organisation, said in telephone calls made to local newspaper offices. He did not give a reason for the attack.
Jammu and Kashmir has seen almost daily street protests over the past week since a Delhi court fixed October 20 as the date for hanging a Kashmiri man, convicted for his role in a 2001 attack on the parliament.
Mohammed Afzal's wife has since appealed to the president for clemency.
The Himalayan region has been rocked by a separatist insurgency since 1989 in which more than 45,000 people have been killed but violence levels have come down since India and Pakistan launched a peace process in 2004.
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